A fun day at Nook's Reef

[Nanook]

Went to the airport cargo area and got 320 pounds of Fiji Pukani live rock today. 470 has saltwater in it for a month and was ready for action.

Here are a few pics:

 

[Nanook]

 

[Nanook]

Tank was cloudy and I did the best I could, I’ll probably tweak it here and there. The Pukani is very light weight and went a lot further than I thought it would.

 

[Lance A. Lot]

Any cool hitchhikers?

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[Tigé21v]

Like the layout! I hope you had someone help you with the lifting.
I thought I read Fiji banned all LR and coral exports?

 

[Nanook]

Any cool hitchhikers?

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Lots, to be determined what will live. Sea stars, crabs, few different worms, cowries, chitons, few SPS, pistol shrimp, mantis shrimp and a few small odd urchins.

 

[Nanook]

Like the layout! I hope you had someone help you with the lifting.
I thought I read Fiji banned all LR and coral exports?

No help. Just loaded the boxes on a 2 wheel dolly and sat on the steps behind it and did one step at a time. Fiji just went offline and my friend Mitch with livestockusa.org emailed me saying that they were able to arrange two flights out, I was one of only two people to get rock and a lot of fish and coral orders got cut off due to weight limits. I think a lot of folks are hoping to get the last order on Tuesday.

 

[smoothdog]

Looks like some awesome rock Nook! If you move stuff around, I would keep that valley that runs up the middle.

 

[Nanook]

The valley between the lobster claws on the front?

 

[Nanook]

This is the view from the bar, kind of looks like to lobster claws. I need help figuring that structure out

 

[cellingson]

Lobster claws view is the only thing I would change. Too symmetric for me. I'd take one side out and build up a canyon. Just my opinion. Love the rock!.


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[Sorcha2]

I like the lobster claws. It's unique.

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[Nanook]

Lobster claws view is the only thing I would change. Too symmetric for me. I'd take one side out and build up a canyon. Just my opinion. Love the rock!.


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Thanks. I agree!

 

[smoothdog]

No, this canyon. Looks like it's on the recliner side.

 

[twiggyb]

If you catch a mantis shrimp out of there, I’ll take it off your hands!

 

[Nanook]

If you catch a mantis shrimp out of there, I'll take it off your hands!

If I catch one alive it's yours

 

[Pife]

I think it looks good. Even the lobsters.

 

[Nanook]

I think it looks good. Even the lobsters.

Thanks!

 

[clevername]

Like the layout! I hope you had someone help you with the lifting.
I thought I read Fiji banned all LR and coral exports?

I thought that too, no more actual Fiji rock anymore

 

[Nanook]

I thought that too, no more actual Fiji rock anymore

I hear it's probably the dive companies using the same techniques as in HI lobbying, paying, etc the fisheries folks/minister. Time will tell what happens. Walt employs a lot of people over there.